I stand in my doorway as the moon rises highOver glorious ocean, reflects the bright skyMy heart it is aching, so much I could dieI've known only the ocean, since I was a boyChorus:And I spent my whole life, out there on the seaSome government bastard now takes it from meIt's not just the fish, they've taken my prideI feel so ashamed that I just want to hideI fished with my father, so long long agoWe were proud of our trade, and in us it did showWe held our heads high, there was lots of fish thenThat was the time, when we were proud menWe challenged great storms and sometimes we wonFaced death and disaster, we rose with the sunWe worked and we toiled, we strained our men braneWe were a proud people, will we ere be again?ChorusMy father is gone now, and the fish are gone too.Abused and mis-managed, oh what can we do?I'm too old to change, but what of my sons,How will they know that we weren't the ones?Dfo regulations permitted the rapeOf our beautiful ocean, from head land to capeThey brought in big trollers, they tore up our twinePolitians don't care for what's yours or what's mine!ChorusYou brave Newfoundlanders, now listen to meShove the package to hell, go back to the seaIf we don't stand our ground, we will fade awayAnd the bones of our fathers will turn into clayAnd I spent my whole life, out there on the seaSome government bastard now takes it from meIt's not just the fish, they've taken my prideI feel so ashamed that I just want to die.Back to the sea.